Aandrisk

Aandrisk are a species that were one of the three founding species of the Galactic Commons. Their homeworld is Hashkath. Their native language is Reskitkish. The most notable Aandrisk character is Sissix.

Appearance and biology
Aandrisk are reptilian, covered in green or blue scales, and have very flat features. They are androgynous, taller than humans, with large muscular thighs and clawed hands and feet. Their heads are covered with multi-coloured feathers, which grow in upon maturity. They may give a feather to people who have touched their life significantly.

Culture
Aandrisk are very physical, and have a casual attitude towards sex. Children are not considered fully "people" until their feathers grow in, and their deaths are not typically mourned. This is mostly due to the high rate of unhatched eggs and high hatchling mortality rate: a biological and cultural necessity for a race that bonds through casual sex.

Aandrisk family structures change over the course of their life: as children, they are raised in a "hatch family", then move out into the world as adults to find a "feather family", or a group of people they choose to live with. This may change over time. Finally, as elders, Aandrisk typically form or join a "house family" which raises children, becoming their "hatch family" in turn. Aandrisk children are not usually raised by their genetic, or "egg" parents, but rather are given away to a suitable house family as eggs.

History

 * Battle of Tkrit - territory skirmish between Aandrisks and Aeluons

Notable Aandrisks
The most notable Aandrisk character is Sissix, the captain of the Wayfarer. She considers the Wayfarer crew her feather family.

Trivia
- In a reddit AMA Becky Chambers stated that Aandrisks were inspired by her love of dinosaurs.